khyentse

Pig at the crossings

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Bhutan
2024
HD
16:9
117min.
dzongkha, english
czech subtitles

10th of December 2024 at 20:45 Světozor Cinema RESERVE

Buddhists believe that after the end of the vital functions of the physical body the consciousness of the dying person still sees and hears their loved ones, but they do not perceive it. This phenomenon, also described in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, is part of the story of the new film of the Bhutanese Buddhist teacher and the gifted filmmaker Khyentse Norbu.

Travellers and Magicians

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Australia/Bhutan
2003
DVD
108min.
Dzongkha
english and czech subtitles
Mystical journeys of spiritual discovery are set against the spectacular, evocative landscape of the remote kingdom of Bhutan in TRAVELLERS & MAGICIANS Young government official Dondup (Tshewang Dendup) dreams of escaping to America while stuck in a ravishingly beautiful but isolated village.